The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PECToaS TO BE PLACED ON
THE FLORIDA TRAINS.

Z I<e Health Boards Recommendation
s 1tc the City Council-Committee to
be Sent to Jacksonville and Tampa
IA Investigate the Quarantine Meth
bds in Florida-What the Sanitary
'Board is Doing.
The sanitary board held a meeting last
night and determined to ask for a special
meeting Of the Council tomorrow. 1t will
recommend to the Council that an inspector
be placed at Waycross or some point north
of that station on the line of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway to examine
all persons coming from infected places and
prevent them from entering the city unless
it is satisfactorily shown that they are in no
way capable of endangering the public
health, and committees from the sanitary
board or some representatives be sent to
jacksonville and Tampa to see whether the
quarantine regulations at those points are
enforced with sufficient strictness.
THE HEALTH BOARDS PLAN.
Health Officer Mcfarland was seen last
night. and he said that it is the intention Of
the board to be prompt in taking precautions
TO prevent the bringing of yellow fever
it away He stated positively that the
people need have no apprehensions of the
facts being kept from them, for If the disease
should come here the fact that there is
even a single case will at once
81 made known. He did not think, how
Yer, there is any danger of its being brought
Hre. 1t is in KEY West it is true, but the
titude of Key West is the same or nearly
V same as that of Havana, where there is
Blow fever all the year
What will be the duty of the inspectors
IL board wishes to send out" the doctor
rs asked.
QUARANTINE INSPECTORS.
FThe one that viii be sent to WaycroSs,"
replied twill examine all passengers
bm infected districts, and unless they are
IL proper condition they will not be per
Hfxsonvile and Tampa will see that quar-
tine is rigidly enforced Tampa is the
n Gective point and for the sake of
own citizens and of ourselves the
&Zthorities there should use the most strin-
\ gent measures. The city should be sur
rnpded by armed guards and no one should
permitted to enter unless they have
18th certificates If the disease spreads in
rida Savannah will quarantine every
ected district, and, il necessary, the
& Sole State. provided Gov Gordon will
e his consent, and of that | think there is
doubt. By placing an inspector at Way
ss we will catch those who pass
eksonville and come up by Baldwin. The
BIZ other chance for them to get in will be
20 to Fernandina and take a steamship,
n, of course, the steamship lines will be
sely watched. The officers of the rail
ID and steamship lines can and will do a
@Rat deal to help us. They have co-operated
IT. us in the past, and been of great aid,
81 ] am sure they viii do likewise this
ar"
NEED FOR PROBATION.
t'Is not this early for yellow feverm
"A Unprecedentedly so. 1t is seldom that
makes its appearance before August, and
that reason the sanitary board must be
IRE cautious than ever, and for the same
son the authorities at Tampa should use
bra precautions Key West will have a
be- run of it. l do not think that it will
We Key West before the end of this year y
Eff the unacclimated people leaverthere
it not then be crushed out!"
'That, of course, will greatly lessen the
nger, but nothing but frost or cold
ather will kill it,"
What is the sanitary condition of Savan.
b at present.
Pit was never better The city is clean
: md healthful, and it will not be permitted
to get dirty"
$ "How are the sewers
''They, too, are clean. They are thor.
oughly flushed out once a week, and have
given orders TO have them disinfected with
copperas. / will use over 100 barrels of cop
peras."
Dr. Mcfarland repeated his statement
that the sanitary board will disregard the
effect it viii have on commerce, and viii
warn the people as soon as there is any rea
son to apprehend danger.